Infrastructure shapes how power moves, how decisions are made, and who has a voice. Most systems in use today were built on assumptions of stability and control—but they’re not equipped for the complexity and uncertainty we face today.
What we need now are systems that adapt without becoming extractive, remain functional under stress, and stay accountable to the communities they serve.
A 2-Day Forum
for technologists, organizers, researchers, and artists working to build exactly that, through:
Roundtables
Workshops
Lightning Talks
Games
Mentorships
Art & Creative Activities
Art and research practice space curated by Stina Gustavsson, featuring creative activations from CROSSLUCID and more artists TBA
A live action role play (LARP) exploring collective response to systemic disruption
Lightning talks, roundtables, and technical + subject matter workshops co-facilitated with partners including Web3PrivacyNow, Deep Work, Breadchain Cooperative and more.
A co-creation lab for zines, screen-printing, and prototyping
Cryptographic games and embodied learning
Peer mentorship and technical exchange with subject matter experts
Themes to Explore
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Funding models for open and shared resources
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Approaches to decentralized governance and public-interest AI
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Portable, privacy-preserving digital identity systems
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Infrastructure design that reflects social—not just technical—priorities
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Design spaces for stewarding and supporting the commons
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Financial inclusion and access as a first principle
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Learnings and applications with civic tech
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Collective worldbuilding and speculative practices for co-creation
An Event Within a Movement
Berlin’s cypherpunk legacy and grassroots culture make it a natural home for open source infrastructure builders.
With no ETHBerlin this year, we see this as a timely opportunity to support a builder-first, community-centered space for public goods work across Europe.
This forum is part of a broader week of activity around infrastructure, privacy, and governance in Berlin.
How do we design resilient systems that ensure accountability, mitigate risk, and safeguard the public interest?
As AI rapidly reshapes society, its development remains concentrated within corporate and state-controlled entities, raising urgent questions about access, governance, and alignment. As capital, compute, and power become global strategic concerns.
The Venue
Engelnest Coworking
Infrastructures of Resilience will take place at Engelnest Coworking in Berlin, a flexible event and community space with workshop areas, communal lounges, and a collaborative atmosphere.
Wilhelm-Kabus-Str. 24, 10829 Berlin
Why attend?
Testimonials
This type of event is great because it brings not just experts of technology but also the conversations that can happen at the intersections of different expertise. [..] It's something that anyone can be a part of
Aya Miyaguchi
Executive Director @ Ethereum Foundation
I'm super excited about UNICEF's relationship with Funding the Commons, and we see eye to eye when it comes to values and the things we believe in. [..] thinking about technology in a positive way, that technology actually can do something for good.
Chris Szymczak
UNICEF Office of Innovation
What I really like about the FtC community is that people openly talk about failures-- talking about issues that are instrumental, things that really didn't work. [...] it brings together not just the visionaries but also the actual engineers that can make such visions even more feasible for future generations.
Audrey Tang
Former Minister of Digital Innovation in Taiwan
Gratitude to our sponsors
We aim to bring together those building, questioning, or maintaining the systems that shape how we live—and how we adapt to what comes next. There’s still time to get involved as a sponsor.
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Looking to get involved?
Scholarships are also available, with priority for actively enrolled students.
Please reach out to us at contact@fundingthecommons.io
Looking to get involved?
Scholarships are also available, with priority for actively enrolled students.
Please reach out to us at contact@fundingthecommons.io
